Reply to "Tapping sound at bottom of oil pan"

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The problem sounds very similar to what happen the first time my trans was removed. The stock oil pan has a built in windage tray welded on. I dented the back of the oil pan jacking it up trying to tilt it to remove the trans. After reinstalling the trans and starting the car up, I started getting that noise. One of the rod bolts caught a lip on the windage tray and pulled it up. The solution was to remove the stock pan and take a hammer to it to straight out.

We were able to bend the stock parking brake bracket down and pull the pan. Putting the car on a lift was a big plus. Bending the bracket will definitely weaken the weld. If it's just bent back after reinstalling the pan, the weld will eventually break and you parking brake cable and bracket will be dragging on the ground. You must reinforce the welds. I ended up replacing mine with a removable parking brake bracket.

8/19/137:17 PM

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